Results

The goal of The Broad Superintendents Academy is to raise student achievement.  

By focusing on the most important dimensions of an urban superintendency—instructional alignment, operational excellence and stakeholder engagement—and by recruiting participants who have superb leadership skills, Academy graduates are well-poised for success.  We provide ongoing support to graduates once they become superintendents, so we expect them to quickly and significantly raise student achievement.  And they have delivered.

With the training and support from the Academy, graduates are improving student achievement faster than their peers:

	90% who have served as superintendents for at least two years have improved student achievement in reading and math at nearly all grade levels.
	More than 80% are outperforming comparison groups in reducing the percentage of students at the lowest proficiency levels on state achievement exams.
	60% are outperforming comparison groups in increasing the percentage of students meeting or exceeding proficiency standards.

While student achievement is the ultimate goal, the improvements Academy graduates are making are not limited to the classroom. Their successes extend to district management and operations:

	Nearly $100 million was saved by Houston Independent School District Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra, a 2002 Broad Academy graduate, by reorganizing the district’s central office to operate more leanly and efficiently—and then he gave his teachers their highest pay raise in seven years.
	Mark Roosevelt, superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools, has raised $100 million for the Pittsburgh Promise, which will provide college funding for every child in the district who is accepted into college and meets certain academic standards.
	A $13 million deficit was turned into a $62.5 million budget surplus in one year by Miami-Dade County Public Schools Deputy Superintendent Ofelia San Pedro, a 2005 Broad Academy graduate, while also giving 22,000 teachers a raise.